CEI
RECP
C. O.
13140
200
I about the Queen's benevolence, Her domestic life and Her influence on society; but they seem to be indifferent about ministries, parliamentary debates, national policy or
7.
"The natural arm of defence that exists in the loyalty of native community such as this, will grow stronger year by year as Chinese of Hongkong are treated by the Queen's Officers in terms of perfect equality with Europeans and Americans, and their customs and religious prejudices respected.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,
Bramble Convent, Breffumnergy.
No. 35.
HONGKONG. CENSUS OF 1881.
RECD 25 JUL 81
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 1st June, 1881.
SIR,-I have the honour to enclose the Returns of the Census which was taken on the night of the 3rd April last, in accordance with the directions of His Excellency the Governor.
The previous Census was taken on the 4th December, 1876, when the whole population numbered 139,144, shewing an increase in four years (the period that had elapsed since the Census of 1872) of 17,159; it now numbers 160,402, shewing an increase in four years and four months of 21,258.
Among the greater part of this increase is, of course, in the Chinese population. The European and American community is larger by 273, and the increase is among the British, Portuguese, Germans, and Italians, and is that of women and children. The male adult population has decreased.
All the villages, with the exception of Stanley, Aberdeen, and Little Hongkong, have added to their inhabitants.
Kau-lung has increased by 1,317, and if the Government is desirous of encouraging the settlement of population in that Dependency, the existing tenure of land leases by their extension would materially aid in that direction.
New buildings are still being erected, and 1,062 have been added since last Census, and of the 352 houses destroyed by fire in December 1878, the greater number, on being rebuilt, have been enlarged by an additional story.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
JOHN GERRARD, Acting Registrar General.
CEI
RECP
C. O.
13140
200
I about the Queen's benevolence, Her domestic life and Her influence
on
society; but they seem to be indifferent about ministries, parliamentary debates
national policy
or
7.
"The natural arm
of.
d
defence that exists in the loyalty of. native community such as this, will
grow stronger year by year as Chinese of Hongkong
the Queen's Officers
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are treated
the
by
terms of perfect
equality with Europeans and Americans, and their customs and religious prejudices
respected.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Cordient Bramble Convent,
Breffumnergy.
No. 35.
HONGKONG. CENSUS OF 1881.
REGO 25 JUL 81
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 1st June, 1881.
SIR,-I have the honour to enclose the Returns of the Census which was taken on the night of the 3rd April last, in accordance with the directions of His Excellency the Governor.
The previous Census was taken on the 4th December, 1876, when the whole population numbered 139,144, shewing an increase in four years (the period that had elapsed since the Census of 1872) of 17,159; it now numbers 160,402, shewing an increase in four years and four months of 21,258.
among
The greater part of this increase is, of course, in the Chinese population. The European and American community is larger by 273, and the increase is the British, Portuguese, Germans, and Italians, and is that of women and children. The male adult population has decreased.
All the villages, with the exception of Stanley, Aberdeen, and Little Hongkong, have added to their inhabitants.
Kau-lung has increased by 1,317, and if the Government is desirous of encouraging the settlement of population in that Dependency, the existing tenure of land leases by their extension would materially aid in that direction.
New buildings are still being erected, and 1,062 have been added since last Census, and of the 352 houses destroyed by fire in December 1878, the greater number, on being rebuilt, have been enlarged by an additional story.
The Honourable
St..
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,
fr.,
fc.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
JOHN GERRARD, Acting Registrar General.
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